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Hi Folks,
I was wondering whether those of you with kids had any advice on the best type of tagalong style bikes. I'm doing some research on behalf of my landlady. Her youngest is now too big for the child seat. He does have a little bike of his own but isn't yet at the stage where he is able enough to ride freely on the road (just turned 5). I think a tagalong is preferred. I hear that trailerbikes (like one that IslaBikes produced) are more stable and are attached to pannier mounts via a special rack. How easy this are to detach from the adult bike I don't know.
Then there is the trailgator which seems dead easy to attach and detach and has the benefit of fitting to a complete bike (with the front wheel raised). It is also the cheaper option (which is a good thing).
Has anyone used tagalongs that attach to the seatpost with qr? Are these pretty stable?
Any top tips gratefully received...